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February 01, 2012

Hep B

Have you ever done blood test for Hep B? I did mine last few weeks. The result came out with this.

U can see the result showed that my blood is anti-HBs negative. What is that means?

The interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologic Test Results

Mine? Anti-HBs ~ Susceptible

Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs): The presence
of anti-HBs is generally interpreted as indicating recovery and immunity
from HBV infection. Anti-HBs also develops in a person who has been successfully
vaccinated against Hepatitis B. You might still be protected, because even if the antibodies
aren’t circulating in your blood, the memory cells would still be there
if you initially responded to the vaccine. Your doctor will need to give
you one booster shot and then re-check your antibody levels 1-3 months
later. If you have memory cells from the vaccine, the antibody test
should come back positive after the booster. You won’t need any further
boosters or revaccination. If you still don’t have any hepatitis B surface antibodies in
your blood after the booster, this means you did not respond initially
to the vaccine. You’ll need to have another vaccine series, with double
the dose.